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Israel's National flag has the Star of David and and blue and white stripes. The Star of David is also known as the Jewish star and is a symbol of Judaism. The star represents a new beginning for Israel while the blue and white stripes on the flag represent purity, guided by the principles of the Torah.

Bordering countries to Israel include Egypt, Gaza Strip, Jordon, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank. The estimated population of Israel is 7,112,359. The name of the capital city of Israel is Jerusalem. Agricultural products include citrus, vegetables, cotton, beef, poultry and dairy products. Natural Resources include timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide and sand.

The President of Israel which also is known as the Chief of State is President Shimon Peres who was elected on July, 15 2007. The Prime Minister who is also known as the Head of Government and Deputy, is Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and was elected in May of 2006.

The government is a parliamentary democracy. The administrative divisions are split into 6 different districts. The 6 different districts are located in Mehoz, Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv is the main location of the government even though the capital is Jerusalem. Tel Aviv is also the location of many different countries' embassies. There is no formal constitution therefore some of the functions of a constitution are are filled by the Declaration of Establishment,the Basic Laws of the parliament ( also known as Knesset) and and the Israeli citizenship law. The goverenment has been working on a draft of the constitution since May of 2003. The legal system is a combonatin of the English common law and the British Mandate regulations. The governement has an executive branch, legeslative branch and judicial branch, much like the United States.

Three places I would like to see in Israel is the city life of Jerusalem, the Great wall in Jerusalem and the olive gardens in Jerusalem. I would also like to take a hike down the roads outside of Jerusalem.



History : At the Madrid Conference in October 1991, it was established that bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement.

The election of HAMAS in January 2006, was elected to then head the Palestinian Legislative Council, which then froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

 My current event deals with Israel and its issues with its neighbor Syria. It talks about the two of them negotiating and how they are following the guidelines set for meetings made in the Madrid Conference of 1991. The title of my article is Israel, Syria holding direct talks in Turkey written by Roee Nahmias. I found the article at [|www.ytnews.com] on May 21, 2008. The article concentrates on the two countries of Israel and Syria holding meetings with one another and reaching negotiations with the help of Turkey. Yoram Turbowitz and Shalom Tureman who are associates of the Prime Minister of Israel are meeting with senior Syrian officials in Ankara. The two parties have declared their intention to hold the negotiations in good faith and openly. They wanted to have a serious and continuous dialogue in order to reach a comprehensive peace agreement within the criteria that the Madrid Conference set in 1991. One of the negotiations between the two countries was that Israel to give up the Golan Heights in exchange for a peace agreement with Syria. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert was vacationing at the Golan Heights. The two countries started to meet with each other beginning in February of 2007 to negotiate issues. The problems between the two countries were as threatening as war at the border. Israel has always seemed to have problems with its neighbors with constant struggle with conflicts in government, with different parties ruling and with war with its neighboring countries. This current event topic proves that Israel can get along with its neighbors. It also proves that Israel may not be the country with the problem but that it is the other countries that antagonize Israel and create the problems for Israel.

** Answer yes or no to the following questions: ** Did this person center the name of their country? yes Did this person insert a picture of the country’s flag? yes Did this person insert a picture of the country? yes Did this student include the names of the current leaders? yes What is the population of the country?_ 7,112,359 What is the name of the capital city?_ Jerusalem If you had to choose one of the three places/things to visit, which would you choose and why? I would like to visit the Great wall of Jerusalem because it is so great. What do you like about their Wiki page? It has a picture of the great wall of jerusalem What needs work? more creativty Rate the students’ effort on this Wiki page 1-10 _8_
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** Country: Israel Your Name: Jason Whitney **

Did this person center the name of their country? Yes Did this person insert a picture of the country’s flag? Yes Did this person insert a picture of the country? Yes Did this student include the names of the current leaders? Yes What is the population of the country?7,112,359 What is the name of the capital city?_ Jerusalem If you had to choose one of the three places/things to visit, which would you choose and why? I would choose the visit the capital Jerusalem. I would choose to visit there becuase i would like to see how the cities and way of life in Jerusalem is like over in the middle east What do you like about their Wiki page? I really like your page, its very colorful and the picture of the country flag looks amazing. What needs work? The layout of how the questions are answered, they dont pop out. Rate the students’ effort on this Wiki page 1-10 9
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**Form 1: One student that has the same country Your name:Amanda Cramer ** Is there any information that incorrect on this Wiki space? I did not find anything wrong

In terms of layout, font, backgrounds etc., is there anything you would change on this page? Explain. I believe that Emily's page is good for the most part. She could have used a little bit of work.

Read the students’ current event article then read the students’ summary. Is their summary accurate? I was not able to find the article that Emily used.

Compare your current event article with their article. Does this information add to your understanding of your country? From the imformation Emily provides it sounds like her article was almost the same as mine. Yet her article does give a little more details about the negotiation then my article does.